From the mean streets of Birmingham, Alabama, to the halls of academia, and from GED to Ph.D., Johnnetta McSwain, MSW, author, "Rising Above the Scars", sexual and domestic violence expert, adjunct professor, and international empowerment speaker extraordinaire, shares her personal 12 step journey of how an African American woman triumphed and overcame vicious cycles of unimaginable childhood sexual, physical and emotional abuse, violence and self-destruction.
Over the years, we have been building towards monumental military justice reform. This year, we have never been closer. Both the House and the Senate have introduced bold pieces of legislation to amend the justice system, and DoD leadership, for the first time, is speaking in support of an overhaul. And for good reason. Sexual assault numbers peaked at 20,500 in 2018, and a recent DoD IG report just determined that 64% of military special victims cases did not have appropriately trained trial counsel (or prosecutors) assigned to them.
Total Credits:1.5 APA Credit,1.5 California Board of Registered Nurses,1.5 California CLE,1.5 California Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors
Government Mandated shelter in place orders due to COVID-19 have placed unique strains on being able to provide services to victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). Such orders have also created unique forms of IPV that service providers should be aware of.
